So many days have gone by that have been actually, pretty life-changing. From being super relaxed in the tranquil heaven of Whitehaven Beach to having an adrenaline overdose jumping out of a plane recently, its been exciting and challenging.

If you know Taran and I, and have read about our thrifty ways here, here and here, then you would expect nothing less than the tightest of spending behaviours from us. But we don't equate our budget successes and failures with how much money has left our accounts, but on how we find creative and interesting ways of travelling cheaply.

The hardest part about saving up your travel funds, isn't necessarily having a job that pays enough, or stopping yourself indulging in retail therapy every month, but its actually coping with a life suddenly less full of fun.

I feel like all the big 'D' words are always bad things that people don't like talking about i.e. Divorce, Death, Dentists. I suppose not everyone likes to air their financial laundry in public but I am an open book...